MUDDY WATERS : A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE BENEFITS OF THE SARDAR SAROVAR PROJECT

TABLE 6
Comparison of Water Losses and Efficiencies
(All figures are 1000 ha CCA)

NIR (ham)

Losses (ham)


Field Application	Unified Canal	Distribution System	Branches	Main Canal	Operational	Total

Water Demand

Efficiency

SSP Volume (ham)

SSP % loss to Main Canal Releases

5042.08

1008.72

668.2

522.02

267.15

260.91

544.28

3135.9

12.33

8.17

6.38

3.27

3.19

6.65

40

8177.98

60

Realistic Volume

Realistic % loss to Main Canal Releases

5042.08

1512.6

965

1062.3

543.65

530.95

1260.5

5875

13.85

8.84

9.73

4.98

4.86

11.54

53.81

10917.8

46.19

All figures are from SSNNL 1989:371

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